Camera pan/tilt kit
 

Does anyone have directions for putting this together? Maybe I overlooked them.:yikes:

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We have been looking for this document as well. We currently believe it will be included in the "Additional Technical Resources (Coming Soon!)
" as posted on the FIRST web site.

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oh wow so the kit includes a pan and tilt kit for the camera? Amazing!!! im glad they included that was we were just going to be making our own...

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im going to guess it really doesnt matter what we use just as long as its isolated?

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Its posted

http://usfirst.org/uploadedFiles/Cam...t_Assembly.pdf

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Components and assembly prints are the only things in this document currently. There are no directions on how to assemble it. You will have to figure it out based on the last picture in this document. This is current as of 01/05/09 at 07:08 PST.

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I'm starting to lean a bit more towards what 1114 has done in previous years and fix-mount the camera to the chassis. Pan and tilt assemblies seem to be alot of extra code for limited benefit. This year, with the low traction i could maybe see panning, but tilting is simply not necessary. The vision targets are a fixed distance off the ground.

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They targets have always been a fixed distance off the ground. This is the first year they moving targets.:ahh:

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tilting could be very useful as you get closer to the object, and it runs just out of what would be the vertical viewplane on a fixed camera.

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Well, that depends on several factors, including viewing angle (where you put it on your robot vertically within your 60" box), and how big the camera's FOV is.

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moving robots, moving targets... whats the difference?

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Seriously? The difference is that a moving target might not be there anymore when your projectile arrives. You can't necessarily aim at where you see it and have any confidence of making the shot.

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Has anyone else had any trouble mounting the camera itself to the back plate? We figured out what the camera is supposed to be connected to but can't find any way of mounting it.

Edit: We think we might be supposed to use the bolt on the back of the camera to mount it. Can anyone confirm this?

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AND,
where can we purchase a spare one from. I'm sure other teams are trying to build two or more bots.